Psalms 106:14
Their greed was ravenous in the desert; they put God to the test in the wilderness.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
In Context
13But soon they forgot his deeds: they did not wait for his counsel.
15He gave them the thing they had asked for, but sent wasting disease among them.
Cross References
Psalms 78:30But the thing they desired became loathsome: while their food was still in their mouths,
Psalms 95:8“Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, or at Massah, that day in the desert,
1 Corinthians 10:9Nor let us try the patience of the Lord too far, as some of them tried it, with the result that they were, one after another, destroyed by snakes.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:14-34
Provocation of Israel in the Wilderness. 13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. 16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord . 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and… Read the whole commentary →